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• What the Christmas TV Looks Like for (UK) Kitlit Fanatics

  

  Radio Times, Christmas 2014Yesterday I got my annual Radio Times. It’s a tradition, not just for me, but for many people in the UK. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: White Horse; Yan Ge

  

  White HorseHope Road Publishing, RRP £1.19, Suitable for ages 12-16Publishers blurb:“Yun Yun lives in a small West China town with her widowed father, and an... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: Prankenstein, Andy Seed

  

  PrankensteinFat Fox Books,  RRP £6.99 Pubished  August 2014. Suitable for ages 8-12Publishers blurb:“When Soapy’s granny is shot through the roof on a... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: Janice; Jean Goulbourne

  

  JanicePublished July 2014,  Hope Road. RRP £3.43 (Kindle) £1.99 (ePub)Publishers blurb:Schoolgirl Janice, in the care of her single mother, with a father in... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Three Picture Books for Starting School

  

  image from wikimedia commonsA version of this post was ready to go two weeks ago, when it would’ve been much more useful than it is now, but WordPress is a crue... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• The Bunker Diary: What’s All the the Fuss About?

  

  The Bunker DiaryThis post contains spoilers. On 23 June the prestigious Carnegie Medal was awarded to Kevin Brooks for his bleaker than bleak story The Bunker... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Who is Maleficent, Anyway?

  

  Maleficent promotional posterDisney’s newest feature, starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, is Maleficent. It’s unlikely this has escaped your attention. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Books We Read as Children: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

  

  The Wolves of Willoughby Chase; Joan AikenSet in an alternate version of history in which James II was not deposed in the Glorious Revolution, The Wolves of... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: SeaWAR; Sarah Holden

  

  SeaWAR; Sarah HoldingPublished by Medina, RRP £9.95. Appropriate for ages 9-15From the cover:“The mysterious black C-Bean is a remarkable device which, as... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: SeaBEAN; Sarah Holding

  

  SeaBEAN; Sarah HoldingPublished by Medina, RRP £9.95. Appropriate for ages 9-15From the cover:“On her 11th birthday in 2018, Alice finds a mysterious black box... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Origins: Remember, Remember the Fifth of November

  

  Remember, remember the fifth of November! Gunpowder, treason and plot. There is no reason that gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: The Secret Message; John Townsend

  

  The Secret Message; John TownsendPublished by Ransom, August 2013. RRP £6.99. Appropriate for ages 7-12.From the cover:‘In the attic of his house, Sam finds a... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Reading the Classics: The Outsiders, SE Hinton

  

  The OutsidersPublished in 1967 when its author was just 17 years old, The Outsiders tells the story of 14-year-old greaser Ponyboy as he navigates the class... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: The Fox and It; Beanie Lei

  

  The Fox and It; Beanie LeiI broke a rule to review this book. In fact, I broke a couple. I don’t generally review books I can only access as a . Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Where Are the Fathers in Fiction?

  

  Anna Perera; Guantanamo Boy The Sunday just gone was Fathers’ Day. Prompted by this, a friend of mine tweeted a question that I thought I’d be able to answer:... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• [Review] Roland Humphrey is Wearing a WHAT?; Eileen Kiernan-Johnson

  

  Roland Humphrey is Wearing a WHAT? Published 2013, Huntley Rahara Press. Suitable for ages 3+ From the cover: “Roland Humphrey is a little boy for whom sparkly... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• A Kickstarter Project Worth Getting Behind

  

  Help make art, get rewarded First, a disclaimer: I am in no way involved with this project. The gushing and fawning that follows is entirely genuine. The Waste... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Three Picture Books About The Three Little Pigs

  

  From Disney’s Silly Symphonies There was an old sow who had three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune…... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• [Review] Oz the Great and Powerful

  

  There have been countless attempts to adapt or supplement the stories of L. Frank Baum and is magical land of Oz. What is canon and what is not is the subject o... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING

• Review: Charles Gilman; Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1, Professor Gargoyl...

  

  Professor Gargoyle Published October 2012 and January 2013, Quirk Books. Hardback. List price, £10.99 Appropriate for ages 7-11. From the cover of Professor... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, PARENTING